Hike: West Kill Mountain

Hike Leader: George Hewitt Difficulty: Difficult (6.8 miles RT with a 1,800’ elevation gain and rock scrambles) Description:  The hike will begin at the parking lot at the end of Spruceton Road in West Kill.  We will hike on the Diamond Notch Trail to Diamond Notch Falls (pause there for pictures), then turn right onto […]

12th Annual Postcard Show with John Duda

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

Join us for the 12th Annual Postcard Show at the Ulster & Delaware Train Station on the MTHS campus. The MTHS will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. A $3 entry fee will be charged at the door. Vendors contact John Duda at johnalmathduda@gmail.com

KAATERSKILL JUNCTION HIKE with Paul LaPierre

You will be stepping back in time to the days when the Kaaterskill and Stony Clove Railroad came up to the Junction from Phoenicia and then split to the west on the Hunter Branch and headed east on theTannersville Branch toward the Hotel Kaaterskill. A track plan of the junction and photographs showing the several […]

5th Annual Community Reading of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle

Join the Mountain Top Historical Society for the 5th year of our community reading of Rip Van Winkle! Get to know the “true” story behind sleepy Rip, his dog Wolf and the mysterious ninepin bowling Dutchmen. New this year: Catskill Artist Matt Bua’s Traveling Rip Exhibit & Nine Pin Bowling on the lawn. Vintage and […]

“Symphonies in Stone: Finding Harmony & Balance in the Ancient Ceremonial Landscapes of the Catskills” presented by Evan Pritchard via Zoom

This is a virtual Zoom presentation. Please make sure to register so you can receive a link via email to attend. All are welcome. To join Zoom presentation, please USE THIS LINK. In this presentation author and professor Evan Pritchard (of Mi'kmaq descent) will screen selections from an original film matching western classical music to […]

Harlem Hell Fighters from the North Country, Zoom Presentation

Please note this will be a Zoom presentation. USE THIS LINK to enter presentation.  Local men of the Harlem Hell Fighters, the most famous regiment of the American Army during World War 1 will be featured in the Black History program on February 6th, via Zoom. Unit historian, Richard Sears Walling, will explore the service […]

Bird Watching at the MTHS Pond

Birdwatching at the MTHS pond for all experience levels. There will be 2 opportunities to join this event. The first group will meet at 7:30 AM and the second group will meet at 4:30 PM. Birds are active in both the early morning and the late afternoon. Come for one or for both sessions each […]

Hike Hotel Kaaterskill

Important-Reports from the National Weather Service continue to show rain, thunder, and muggy weather for Saturday May 17. As a result, we're changing the date of our hike to the Hotel Kaaterskill site to Sunday May 18th. If you are registered for the hike, you should receive an email giving the time and location of […]

Bird Watching at the MTHS Pond

Birdwatching at the MTHS pond for all experience levels. There will be 2 opportunities to join this event. The first group will meet at 8:30 AM and the second group will meet at 4:30 PM. Birds are active in both the early morning and the late afternoon. Come for one or for both sessions each […]

Hike Catskill Mountain House to North Mountain Trails

Predicted rain and possible thunder has caused a delay in this hike. We've rescheduled the hike from Saturday, June 7 to Sunday June 8. Registered hikers will receive and email with details. Based on a 1925 photo album discovered on-line by Scott Koster, of college-aged people living, working, and discovering the Catskill Mountains! We will […]

Doubles Hike on the eve of the Full Moon at North South Lake

From a mountain vista, enjoy the sun set and then turn around and watch the full moon rise. Hike to Sunset Rock (for the sunset) and then Lookout Rock or Artist’s Rock (for the moonrise). The sun will set at 8:32 PM and the moon will rise at 9:31 PM.  The hike will begin in […]

Inside the Line: A live Podcast Recording

Please join us at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station for a live recording of Inside the Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast. MTHS Board Members Cyndi LaPierre, Dede Terns Thorpe (Emeritus), and Bob Gildersleeve (Chief Archivist), along with The Catskill Geologist Robert Titus, and Paul LaPierre from the Empire State Railway Museum will […]